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Also, I just did a Kenmore Progressive Model 116.3562240. What a nice machine; very low mileage. As soon as I saw it sitting there with a bunch of other cast-offs, I knew it would be a very easy refurb. The only thing wrong with it was a broken belt and it needing dusting. This is a couple...

Can you tell us what the model number is on the red Direct Drive Progressive? I do a lot of work on all of the Kenmores of this same basic molding, from the bottom end machines with just an on/off switch up to the various Direct Drives. They are very good machines and sell well. Recently, I...

The bagless Lift-Off straight vacuum cleaners came in two different iterations. The earlier ones have a two electrical pin plug between the canister and the floor nozzle. The later ones have a three pin arrangement. The two pin versions have been subject to numerous electrical failures (at...

Quite a few of the machines that I get for refurb and resale come with one of these. Based on what I prefer to work on, that means mostly Hoover and Kenmore-made tools. I clean these up to go along with their respective machines. Two thoughts come to my mind in working with them. 1. The...

It looks bulky but isn't all that heavy. I haven't used it yet, but when it's done I'll test drive it. "Gee, mom, I never thought I'd get me one of those Mar-cedes Benzes with the supercharger." The ones that say "Kompressor" with a K on the back. Well, maybe not a Mercedes but at least an...

Lovely, long brown hair wound around the brush roll.

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This one came with another cast-off vac today. The models that I work on regularly, I rarely plug in to see if they run before I buy simply because they can be used for parts even if not running. The LG, as a one-off, I plugged in and it had power to the motor but rpm quickly dropped to...

I'm of the opinion that no matter how good the bag is on a Kenmore canister machine, you're going to get some leakage around the hose hub where it attaches to the canister. Yes, there is a foam rubber seal there but with only about one eighth of an inch of separation between where the hose...

My choice of colors on handle release buttons was the gold/yellow color or avocado. Gold was tolerable, but avocado just didn't do it. If I hadn't had the yellow one, I think I would've gotten out some red spray paint for the avocado.

One more picture. Note the distinctive white accent surround on the back, common to all models in this series.

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Bobby, this one's for you. This is the Kenmore Dura Power Model 216.37045800, with "Dual Cyclone Action." This one has a serial number of 2408005137. They used different serial number formats for different models in this series, but the third and fourth digit "08" are contemporary with...

That's an interesting idea. I haven't seen one of the machines that you describe, but my first thought when you described it was the technical complication involved with the reversing process. My thinking is that as a consumer product, vacuum cleaners shouldn't be over-the-top complicated...

Cole: The Kenmore Power Path is Matsushita USA/Panasonic, made (I believe circa early 1990's), very good machines. Two motors. Nice but simple styling. I don't know that Sears needs house brand merch. to survive. These days other stores don't need it to succeed. The Sears-Roebuck name...

Those are excellent machines for their price point. In selling refurbed vacs, this is probably my top seller. Tons of suction. Parts are easy and cheap to obtain (at least in the US). I always have a couple ready for sale, plus several in storage for rebuild. Be prepared, get a spare...

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